Solar Eclipse 2017: Times Square to watch NASA broadcast from APSU in Clarksville

Here are a few things you can expect when the eclipse happens on Aug. 21. Read more about it here: tennessean.com/eclipse
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On Wednesday, 2009 July 22, a total eclipse of the Sun was visible in India and crossed through Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and China. After leaving mainland Asia, the path crossed Japan's Ryuk(Photo: Pavliha, Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Eyes in New York City’s Times Square will be on Clarksville Monday as a feed broadcasts footage on a large digital screen during the total solar eclipse.

A production crew from NASA TV will be on campus at Austin Peay State University during Monday’s eclipse to film from the college’s observatory.

Scientists from NASA will also gather at APSU’s Farm and Environmental Education Center to conduct multiple eclipse-related experiments, including high-altitude balloon launches to gather video and atmospheric data during the eclipse.

According to APSU, the school is “the only place near the centerline of the eclipse with a significant astronomy program,” the university wrote on its website.

APSU’s observatory features a 20-inch Ritchey-Chretien telescope with the same optical design as NASA’s Hubble Telescope.